HMAS Ovens was the 3rd of 6 Oberon Class diesel electric patrol submarines
Torpedo
Initially 6 forward and 2 aft weapon tubes, discharging Mk8 and Mk23 torpedoes forward and built for Mk20 (anti-sbumarine) torpedoes aft. Later 6 forward tubes discharging Mk48 torpedoes and encapsulated Harpoonj anti-ship missiles.
Top Torpedo is Mk 48 and is still used today (but an updated version)
Torpedo shoots
Torpedo loading gallery
The bed to the right was used for SAS soldiers. They would photograph the location of were the soldier would be or would be dropped off. They developed the photo in the submarine's dark room and then find the soldiers location.
Sleeping quarters/dining room
Cook's kitchen
A crew of 62 men and this is the kitchen the cooks had to work within. There were two cooks on board with a four hourly shift rotation.
Fire in the hole
On the top two panels, down in the bottom right hand corner, you'll find the torpedo fire button. These two screens operated the perspective sides of the submarine.
The Submarine looks huge, but very confined sleeping bunks...such a small kitchen.
ReplyDeleteYou would have to be a special person to work & live on a sub.. the RAAF will do me any day!!